• My Book
  • Hire Me
  • Shoe Thing
  • Blog
  • Contact

In a bun dance

If I'm going to get something, I usually get it in spades - luck (both kinds), children, clutter, dirty laundry, bright ideas, daft ideas...

  • Home
  • Family
  • My Life
  • The World
  • Feminism
  • Blogging
  • Creative Writing
  • Reviews
  • Blog
You are here: Home / Archives for feminism

Why I must be the time traveller’s wife

January 28, 2018 By Ellen Leave a Comment

Or the one in which I unveil my husband as Doctor Who’s new assistant… I’m sure of it, the Panther of News has been on a jaunt or two lately. He said he was off skiing, and even bought a special Sherlock-style hat to keep his ears toasty. But actually he had booked a return […]

Filed Under: Doctor Who, feminism, husband

What’s the point of feminism when so many men are shit?

January 9, 2018 By Ellen 13 Comments

I wrote this post three years ago. Has anything changed? It was magical. Sunlight made the mountain snow sparkle and the only sound was boots crunching. Boots crunching and people talking.     Three women were chatting – intelligent, successful women enjoying the stunning Scottish scenery, respite from the festive round and the chance to […]

Filed Under: domestic, equality, fair, feminism, Feminist, feminsim, hills, housework, other things I have learned, rant, Scotland, sexism Tagged With: chores, feminism, men, Sexism, shock, walking, women

Mental load: at last, a name for that thing

July 1, 2017 By Ellen 1 Comment

You should have asked.  It’s the title of a comic strip in the Guardian by French feminist artist Emma. It beautifully describes a thing I’ve been clumsily groping towards for years. When you have all of the stuff for everyone in the house in your head, most of the responsibility for getting things done and, […]

Filed Under: family, feminism, Feminist, feminsim, feminsm Tagged With: feminism, gender, guardian, help, housework, mental load, Sexism

It’s not just men who are sexist

November 19, 2016 By Ellen 1 Comment

Get the picture? Taking the mickey out of men just because they are men is easy, it’s (a bit) funny, satisfying and, it’s very wrong. You know the kind of thing – jokes that make blokes out to be overgrown children incapable of anything but watching sport and farting. And that set women apart as […]

Filed Under: feminism, Feminist, feminsim, other things I have learned Tagged With: feminism, humour, in my life, in the world, men, on my mind, Sexism, Something happened in my life

A letter to Nicola Sturgeon

September 5, 2016 By Ellen 1 Comment

Dear Nicola I was sorry to hear your news about the miscarriage. Now you’ve joined the sad and sorry ranks of women who lost a baby. Welcome. There are quite a lot of us, aren’t there? Some of us went on to have children, others didn’t – they couldn’t or decided the risk was too […]

Filed Under: feminism, other things I have learned Tagged With: baby, childcare, childless, children, family, feminism, in the world, miscarriage, Nicola Sturgeon, SNP, women

« Previous Page
Next Page »

Connect

  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

Categories

Archives

Subscribe to our Newsletter

TOTS100 - UK Parent Blogs
TOTS100 hotter blogger badge

Copyright © 2019 · Lifestyle Pro Theme On Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

This site uses cookies More info